In the 1970s, the Soviet Union built the K-278, an advanced nuclear-powered submarine designed to push the limits of technology. But during a patrol in 1989, disaster struck when a turbine failure led ...

A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada on Thursday, leaving six Russians dead, the provincial ...

In this episode we dive into the tragic final voyage of Kursk, the Russian Navy’s most formidable submarine and a two-billion-dollar symbol of post-Soviet ambition. We follow the chain of failures - ...

Early today, March 27, a tourist submarine with 45 people on board sank in the Red Sea. The vessel, owned by Sinbad Submarines, was cruising off the Egyptian coastal city of Hurghada, a popular ...

Moscow’s cover-up of the Kursk submarine incident seriously damaged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige—and was even viewed by some as a “turning point” for modern Russia. The Americans almost ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The U.S. developed the world's first nuclear submarine in 1954 - and the USSR felt pressured to respond. But in their haste to match their Cold ...